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School board advances changes to equivalency-credit policy, sets C-minus threshold and senior-year use
Summary
The Richland School District board voted to approve first reading of revisions to Policy 2413 on equivalency credits, adding mastery-based ELA and math pathways tied to Smarter Balanced assessments, setting competency-credit limits by subject, and adopting a C-minus passing threshold with senior-year applicability and grandfathering of existing awards.
The Richland School District board voted on first reading to advance revisions to Policy 2413, the district's equivalency-credit opportunities policy, directing staff to return with the item for second reading after the changes are incorporated.
Staff presented a redraft that separates mastery-based and competency-based pathways and restores a mastery-based credit tied to the Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) for one ELA credit and one math credit. The presenter said the revision also formalizes career and technical and experiential education pathways, clarifies per-subject credit limits…
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